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[SlyPokerDog]

@THE HCP and his wife have been to Valladolid. Beautiful area.

Did you spend the night? Or did you stop as part of a tour?

 

[ABM]

In terms that crandc can understand, while the cat's away the mice will play.

Doesn't really matter in the end, though. May very well become cataclysmic.

 

[ABM]

Man, SO glad you're enjoying Branson! Bring us a piece of the wall!

 

[ABM]

Man, SO glad you're enjoying Branson! Bring us a piece of the wall!

Oh, and lest we forget....

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So I'm in the small town of Valladolid, which is two hours away from Cancun. Without exaggerating the percentage of people wearing masks is easily over 90%. The group of people not wearing masks much are the American tourists. (We're wearing ours.)

BTW, the internet here sucks, lol! But the first 24 hours in this adventure has been a blast. Tomorrow is El Balam! Major Mayan archeology site. Tried to upload pictures but the jungle internet did not like that. '

After Ek Balam and hopefully a cenote or two we haul balls to Playa Del Carmen and catch a ferry to Cozumel.

Valladolid has a cenote in the middle of town that was amazing! The tourism industry is being limited to 30% capacity in the hotels so we had the cenote almost to ourselves.

The biggest problem today was wandering around trying to find this one custom leather shop that is reknown. Finally, after dinner we found it!

Didn't get to see the Blazer game but hopefully the internets are better at the coast.

 

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This was our alarm clock, they start ringing the bells for 8am mass at 7:30, lol. Our hotel is right across the court from this convent that was built in the 1600s. When we got her last night there was a light show displayed of the Mayan, Spanish, and Mexican history against the side of it. It was badass and a complete surprise. BONUS LIGHT SHOW! I have some video but jungle internet no like video.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Our hotel room! Beautifully restored. We have to padlock the door when we leave, lol. The door is 16 feet tall with giant antique latches on the inside.

 

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[EL PRESIDENTE]

Gringo

 

[Lanny]

Man, SO glad you're enjoying Branson! Bring us a piece of the wall!

I thought Branson was a city in Missouri made famous by Lawrence Welk.

 

[ABM]

I thought Branson was a city in Missouri made famous by Lawrence Welk.

It is. Sly's a few miles from there.

 

[tlongII]

Um nice pictures?

 

[julius]

I think Hunter Biden has gotten to Sly.

 

[Stevenson]

Love that area; got engaged in Tulum when it was still a backwater in 1989. Cenotes rock.

Have a blast! Stay safe.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I take it the pictures didn't upload? Oh well

 

[SlyPokerDog]

On a ferry to cousin all right now

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I take it the pictures didn't upload? Oh well

a few cock picks showed up, I think your host pulled your account

 

[ABM]

a few cock picks showed up, I think your host pulled your account

Wow, these are banned?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Arrived at the Riu Palace Mexico in Playa Del Carmen last night. Beautiful resort and again, hardly anyone here. The Mexican government has set a limit of 30% occupancy at all the resorts. But all the Riu's in Mexico are offering free covid tests (The US is requiring everyone to have a covid test before entering the country) and if you test positive you can stay for free up to 10 days or until you test negative. Because of this guarantee, our resort lowered its occupancy to 25%. Which is really really nice. It's fully staffed but hardly anyone around.

This has been the theme for the entire vacation. Hardly anyone. Especially in the stuff we have been doing.

Sooooo.... pictures.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Valladolid!

This is where we spent the first 2 nights.

Hotel is in a building built in the 1600s. Gorgeous.

The door to our room was 16' tall, old, big latches instead of a door knob.

 

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